Claudia Paul Committed to Shooting a Unique Portrait Weekly for a Year

"My personal trick to keep me on track was to use Facebook as a tool for accountability. " states photographer Claudia Paul about her Wednesday Portraits series. "I publicly announced the project and the goal to post a new portrait every Wednesday.

This way I would feel like a fraud if I didn’t deliver. " Claudia Paul is a German artist working and residing in New York City as a commercial photographer. She frequently dedicates herself to non-profit work, and is always developing new personal projects independent of her paid client work. She created a year-long challenge for herself: create a new portrait every Wednesday. In the process, she developed a beautiful collection of images while exercising and strengthening her creative muscle, and expanding her skills as an artist.   Below we explore the project, Wednesday Portraits. .

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2019-10-21 13:00

Источник: thephoblographer.com

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